A COVID-19 variant reported in more than two-dozen other countries has been found in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a recent report.
The variant, BA.3.2, was found in a sample in November 2024 in South Africa, according to the CDC. As of Feb. 11, 2026, it has been found in 23 countries, and it’s now been detected in more than 140 samples that were collected in the United States and are present in 25 states, the agency said.
“BA.3.2 was detected in nasal swabs from four travelers, three airplane wastewater samples, clinical samples from five patients, and 132 wastewater samples from 25 U.S. states,” the CDC said in the report, dated March 19….